We are back in business and busier than ever! There are some great changes coming for us this year! We are having our annual local pageant and this year we are going even bigger! Local winners will then be able to compete in our first ever national pageant! Right now we are in the process of pulling all the details together and we will keep you posted! We are accepting applications for 2015 pageants now! Also we are now accepting donations for our Christmas sparkle bags and are looking for volunteers for the assembly of the items. If you know anyone in need of a sparkle bag, are looking to volunteer some time to your local community, or would just like to make a donation to the cause please contact us!

Just a little reminder that all cheesecake sales sheets need to be turned in to Kim Martin or Mandy Fulcher by May 21st. Kim would like everyone to try to sell at least 10 cheesecakes! Thanks everyone for all of your efforts!

Also, if you have not contacted Mandy Fulcher with your plans for the HOL Festival tables, we really need you to do so soon. If we don't hear from anyone, soon we will start making phone calls to sign people up for tables.

We will be having a clean up for the new Hands of Love house on May 23rd from 6:30-8pm. At that time we will pass out the new sheets for the Bug Spray Fundraiser. All Queens that show up to help with the clean up will have an appearance counted! Hope to see you all there!

This year we had a great turnout for the assembling of the Easter baskets and boxes! Wonderful job team! We were able to supply over 100 Easter baskets and over 60 food boxes to the community!! And we even had enough to help with the Easter Dinner thrown by the Dare Challenge Boys!

Next Meeting will be at Angelo's. March 20th, 7pm. Attendance is required! Bring all donations and lists to meeting! It is the last meeting before the assembling of the food boxes and Easter baskets, which will be held on March 29th and 30th.

We discussed ways to advertise and get the Hands of Love name and what we are about better known to the community. Ideas that we had were radio, pamphlets, flyers, and of course, word of mouth.

Debbie is getting boxes and labels donated for the Easter food boxes.

We need the following items donated for the Easter food boxes:

240 cans of corn

240 cans of green beans

60 macaroni and cheese

60 mashed potatoes

60 gravy

60 rolls

60 desserts

60 meats (preferably hams)

A lot of candy for the Easter Baskets and the Hands of Love festival

Kim entered us into a contest. If we win we will receive $5,000 in product.

Jennifer Meekins and Debbie Roy will be making flyers and pamphlets to be presented for approval from Kim Martin.

Jennifer Meekins, Heather and Anthony Bunting are currently giving the Hands of Love website a facelift

We are looking for vendors for the Hands of Love festival that will be held on July 7th. We will be charging vendors $25.00 for a table. All queens are required to have their own booth. Please try to have an idea for what you will be doing at your booth for the next meeting. This way we can avoid people doing the same things.

Queens are also required to do one fundraiser of their choice on their own (ex. bake sale, yard sale, etc.) Please take pictures of any fundraisers and appearances and send them to Jennifer Meekins at jmeekins2008@gmail.com, this way she can add them to the website.

It's time to start getting sponsor ads together for next year's calendar. Anyone that sells $500 or more in ads will have their entry fee paid for and their Super Shoot session paid for. The person selling the most ads will be getting the new title Ad Queen. Prices for ads are $25 for business card size, $50 for half a page, and $100 for a full page. We prefer people buying ads to give them to us in PDF form. They can email this to Hands of Love and also pay through PayPal if they like.

We still need personal hyqiene products, stuffed animals, toys, school supplies, etc.... any items food and they can be dropped off to the Hatteras Beach Pharmacy.

So far fundraisers that will be held at the pageant include a raffle for a shopping cart full of items, fur coat raffle, $50 prize and $100 prize. We will be selling tickets before and during the pageant. The drawing for all prizes will be held at the pageant. You do not have to be present to win. We are thinking about having a concession stand at this year's pageant.

Hands of Love festival will be on July 7th this year. Queens will have their own booths. Looking for singing and entertainment. Think of booth ideas. Looking for prizes to be donated (candy necklaces, ring pops, stuffed animals, etc.....).

Hands of Love pageant will be November 3rd.

Jennifer Meekins to handle marketing and website

A fur coat will be auctioned off at the Hands of Love Pageant to raise funds.

Don't forget everyone, you can now get your Hands of Love Calendars featuring all of our 2011 Queens!! You can pick one up from any of the Queens, at the Hatteras Beach Pharmacy or order online under our Fundraiser tab!